The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: Could buying smaller …
Could buying smaller fruit save California’s drought-stricken farms?
Steve Holt writes about a range of issues. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Edible Boston and TakePart. We’ve shared Holt’s work before: Vermont: America’s food relocalization …
College students move classroom to an organic peach farm
University of California students gathered at the Masumoto family farm near Fresno to learn about peaches, soil, and organic farming. The 28 global food fellows – representing each UC campus …
Ancient commercial farm site unearthed in Rome
The Associated Press is reporting that a commercial farm site dating back to Rome’s Imperial era has been unearthed in the city, as a result of subway construction. Archaeologists took …